This time of year is full of anticipation - anticipation of celebration, of time with family and friends, of gifts and of renewed hope.  However, if you are like me, you also feel the tension of consumerism, of an overly full schedule and of relationships that don’t always live up to expectations.  And I need an antidote to the stress.

That’s when I again reflect on what it means to Love Your Neighbor.  I’m utterly convinced that it is more fun, energizing, exciting, and yes, blessed to give than it is to receive.

I hope that you too are convinced of this.  It is in that spirit and understanding I would ask that you consider making a year-end gift to the DurhamCares Success Fund.  100% of money given through this platform will go to 29 local non-profits.  DurhamCares does not keep any of the money.  It all goes back to the local non-profits who are daily living out the call to Love Your Neighbor and who are courageous enough to publish their goals and results.

The Success Fund is a tool to encourage and reward local organizations that want to be accountable to their own mission and vision.  The Success Fund allows more kids to get mentors, more refugees to find safety, more homeless to find shelter and more sick and hurting to find relief - and that’s just the beginning.  The Success Fund is a tool that allows you as a donor to reinforce the success of a wide range but select group of local non-profits.

It’s easy to make a gift.  You can give online or via mail with a check made out to DurhamCares and mailed to 801 Gilbert Street, Suite 213, Durham, NC 27701.  Would you take a few minutes to make a gift that will encourage our neighbors in Durham who are daily laboring to care for those in need?

May you experience this joy with may your New Year be filled with hope!

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